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Healthy Living
2 to 3 messages per week/ongoing year round

Healthy Living is focused on healthy eating, staying active, reducing stress, and more, with an objective of helping you stay on track with a healthy lifestyle.

Weight Loss/Diabetes Prevention
Up to 3 messages per day/12 months long

Weight loss/diabetes prevention helps you lose the weight you’re trying to lose. If you’ve been diagnosed with pre-diabetes, it can also help you prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes.

Stress & Resilience
Up to 2 messages per day/6 months long

Helps you build skills to cope better when managing life's challenges. Allows you to take control so life’s setbacks won’t set you back!

Condition Management
Up to 3 messages per day/up to 8 months long

Helps you build the skills you need to better manage chronic conditions: type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and/or high blood pressure.

Tobacco Cessation
Up to 3 messages per day/6 months long

Kick Buts tobacco and vaping cessation helps you kick the habit whether you use cigarettes or cigars, chewing tobacco, or vape. We'll support you up to and after you quit. If you relapse, we're here to help you then too!

Diabetes Self Care with Reduced Copays
Up to 3 messages per day/6 months long followed by ongoing maintenance up to 3 messages per week

Diabetes Self-Care helps you stay on track with diet, exercise, medicines, and preventive health screenings—and save money while they're doing it! For Walmart associates or family members with diabetes who are on the Associate Medical Plan.

Develop an Attitude of Gratitude

Practicing gratitude regularly has been shown to increase happiness. Gratitude is more than feeling thankful. It is a deeper appreciation of someone or something in your life.

Acknowledge the good things you have. Whether it’s your health, relationships, a pet, a talent/skill, an easy commute to work, your favorite sweatshirt, the smell of your child’s hair when you kiss them goodnight – it can be anything big or small. What’s important is that they are important to you and are things you value. Say them out loud, write them in a journal, or share with a loved one.

Regularly reflect. You choose the time that works best for you – as soon as you wake up, while in the shower, during a meal or coffee break, bedtime, while walking the dog, whatever! Regularly take the time to slow down and focus on what you’re grateful for. Why are you grateful for them? Do they bring you joy, pleasure, peace of mind, a simple comfort, a feeling of safety? Are there other things you are grateful for that you can add to your list?

Embrace gratitude. Look for opportunities to be grateful in the everyday.

Notice and appreciate the sun finally shining after a cloudy day. Thank the person who takes an extra step to make your day better. Savor the taste of what you eat and drink. Enjoy the feeling of accomplishment as you finish a task – no matter how small.

Express gratitude. Share your gratitude with people you’re grateful for. Let them know how they make (or made) a moment, a day, your life better. These could be people you have long-term relationships with who have done significant things to improve your life. But also think about people who just do small things – the Amazon delivery person who always puts your boxes right side up, the barista who puts a design in the foam of your cappuccino, the person who holds the door open for you when your hands are full. It may feel odd to express gratitude to a stranger, but it can be as simple as making eye contact, smiling, and saying “thank you for _____” or simply “have a great day”.